He does deserve more room than the out and out criticism that he's getting here. My post is a general post pointing this out. Not a post aimed at anyone in particular. The whole issue speaks for itself.

Of course he does he's young and not ready. I actually don't have much of a problem with any of them personally. Not being talented enough isn't a reason to dislike them. I have more of an issue with someone who doesn't try hard enough and I wouldn't level that at any of them I do think people are making out his performances have been something they haven't. I do think there's a list of players who get blamed for being shit and then on top blamed for others being shit too. Personally at least this season they've all been shit together.

If we had to vote for player of the year now...... Pickford for being okay/ the rest wouldn't be worth a vote between them

Likes...

DCL is far more aware of what's going on around him, and who's where. He almost a target man, he has pace, but he's operating as part of the team in a way that others only tend to do indirectly.

Niasse is direct and relentless a bit like Vardy, in terms of lots of graft and not many touches. A look through this season, he's pretty much the only player who is winning possession back in opponents half. But he's a head down and run type player and if someone comes into view, he'll see them.

With Sandro, I think it's about finding ways to utilise his pace. Defence splitting passes and using his pace to create space for others. He has a great touch and a superb technique for shooting, but he doesn't have a lot of time on the ball or retain possession in tight spaces.

DCL offers us the chance to build more well rounded attacks, as he can link up and chances created are more design than luck.

But weíre not building our attack round him are we, given heís played about 5 times as a centre forward and the rest out wide, either side, or wingback.

Build the attack around him, or even have him as a regular starter, whatever the barometer my point is his stats donít back up having him anywhere near a regular starting berth of a side that is meant too have European ambitions. I feel I have to caveat this every time, that doesnít mean youíre writing him off but how anyone can really argue heís ready to be a starter based on 1 goal and 2 assists over the course of half a season of appearances is just bizarre.

Build the attack around him, or even have him as a regular starter, whatever the barometer my point is his stats donít back up having him anywhere near a regular starting berth of a side that is meant too have European ambitions. I feel I have to caveat this every time, that doesnít mean youíre writing him off but how anyone can really argue heís ready to be a starter based on 1 goal and 2 assists over the course of half a season of appearances is just bizarre.

I think most would agree he shouldn't be starting near as much as he has but there's only Rooney who has looked capable of a goal so it's understandable why he has. It's no indictment of Calvert Lewin that he isn't doing much right now, it's a massive indictment of club and manager but I think we are agreeing on that.

DCL has scored 1 goal in almost 20 appearances. That isnít a statistic that brings confidence. It doesnít mean you write him off, but you donít build your attack around it either.

Lukaku wasnít shit.

That scoring record was mainly from playing out wide, and very few youngsters score prolifically from the off, you need the goals to build the confidence, not just personally, but in the players around. More others play with him, better supply will get and if DCL starts getting goals, players will look for him and trust him to finish.

Yeah, Lukaku wasn't shit, my point was the people who had a low opinion of him, are probably now baffled how we got worse.